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Fergie's still frustrated

19 Oct 2006 - 11:31:32

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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted to still being disappointed at failing to land Bayern Munich and England midfielder Owen Hargreaves.

The 25-year-old had been a top summer target for the Red Devils, but the German champions were unwilling to sanction a deal and United had to make do with signing Michael Carrick from Spurs instead.

Ferguson told the League Managers Association website: "If we had got Owen Hargreaves it would have given us a complete variation of the type of midfield players you need in the modern game.

"We focused on Michael Carrick and Owen right away during the close season. We got one and didn't get the other.

"We are disappointed we didn't get Owen, but we have people like Darren Fletcher and John O'Shea developing.

"Paul Scholes has also returned, Ryan Giggs is showing his maturity and experience, which is helping everyone and you also have a younger player like Kieran Richardson."